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aucisson_masque ◴[15 Oct 24 22:04 UTC] No.41853580[source]▶

> Can we overcome ageing?

75% American are overweight..

Just let it sink a second, they speak about how many baby born after 2000 will reach 100 years old, how we are reaching the absolute limit of human survival.

75% overweight... Everyone know fat people don't live long. I bet all the studies done in the 90's that predicted we would easily be able to reach 100 years old didn't take that into account.

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1. maximus-decimus ◴[17 Oct 24 03:36 UTC] No.41866200[source]▶

>>41853580 #

I remember a paper that said optimal weight to reduce mortality is just below overweight. slightly overweight people were living as long as "normal" weight people and being very low "healthy" weight really wasn't that great.

I don't know what they based "normal" bmi weight on, but it's not by setting the middle of the range to max longevity.

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